www.washingtontimes.com Topics: Rand Paulhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/rand-paul/?utm_medium=RSS2015-02-28T16:29:36-05:00CPAC straw poll: Rand Paul wins, Scott Walker surging2015-02-28T16:29:36-05:00Seth McLaughlin and David Sherfinskihttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/feb/28/cpac-straw-poll-rand-paul-wins-scott-walker-surgin/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Sen. Rand Paul won this weekend's Washington Times/CPAC presidential preference straw poll for the third time, but the real battle was going on beneath him, with Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker easily distancing himself from the rest of the field, while Sen. Marco Rubio continued to struggle as the GOP begins ...Rand Paul at CPAC: 'Not one penny more to these haters of America'2015-02-27T13:20:12-05:00David Sherfinskihttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/feb/27/rand-paul-not-one-penny-more-these-haters-america/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky said Friday that the United States must protect its interests while promoting stability abroad and called for an end of foreign aid to "haters of America."</p> <p>"We must protect ourselves from jihadists without losing who we are as a people in the process," he said ...Rand Paul at CPAC: Phone records of Americans 'none of their damn business'2015-02-27T14:15:34-05:00David Sherfinskihttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/feb/27/rand-paul-cpac-phone-records-americans-none-their-/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky was at home addressing the traditionally libertarian-leaning Conservative Political Action Conference Friday, calling for an American national defense "unencumbered by nation building" and telling the crowd that their phone records are none of the government's business.</p> <p>Mr. Paul has won The Washington Times/CPAC presidential preference ...CPAC/Washington Times straw poll tests 17 GOP presidential candidates2015-02-25T09:20:04-05:00Stephen Dinanhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/feb/25/cpacwashington-times-straw-poll-tests-17-gop-presi/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Seventeen potential candidates, including current and former governors senators and political outsiders are part of the 2015 GOP presidential straw poll at the Conservative Political Action Conference, which opened Wednesday and runs through Saturday just outside Washington.</p> <p>The poll, sponsored by The Washington Times and conducted by the Polling Company ...Scott Walker surges to double-digit lead in Iowa2015-02-25T07:42:34-05:00David Sherfinskihttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/feb/25/scott-walker-surges-double-digit-lead-iowa/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is continuing a strong showing in recent polling on the 2016 GOP presidential field, taking 25 percent in a poll of likely Iowa caucus-goers &mdash; about twice as high as his closest would-be rival.</p> <p>Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky was next at 13 percent, followed by ...Rand Paul top adviser Doug Stafford solicits money for personal adoption2015-02-24T20:52:03-05:00Ralph Z. Hallowhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/feb/24/rand-paul-top-adviser-doug-stafford-solicits-money/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p><strong>EXCLUSIVE</strong>:</p> <p>As Sen. Rand Paul ramps up his 2016 presidential bid, his chief political adviser has been soliciting money from some conservatives and political insiders to help his own family adopt another child.</p> <p>Doug Stafford's email and Internet appeals seek to raise $30,000 quickly and declare that he and his ...Obama taunts Rand Paul, Mitch McConnell during Democrats' winter meeting2015-02-20T12:39:56-05:00Dave Boyerhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/feb/20/obama-taunts-rand-paul-mitch-mcconnell-during-demo/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>President Obama taunted Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell Friday for saying that the economy began to pick up due to the GOP taking full control of Congress.</p> <p>At the Democratic National Committee winter meeting in Washington, Mr. Obama ridiculed the Kentucky Republican for trying to take credit for the improving ...Mike Huckabee takes lead in new poll on 2016 GOP contenders2015-02-18T15:40:53-05:00David Sherfinskihttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/feb/18/huckabee-takes-lead-in-new-poll-on-2016-gop-conten/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>A new national poll gives a narrow edge to former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee in the race for the 2016 GOP presidential nomination, with support for Mr. Huckabee jumping 10 points from a similar survey in December.</p> <p>Mr. Huckabee is at 16 percent in the CNN/ORC <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2015/02/18/politics/poll-2016-race-hillary-clinton-jeb-bush/" target="_blank">poll</a>, followed ...Hillary Clinton, Rand Paul running nearly even in Colorado, Virginia: poll2015-02-18T08:44:42-05:00David Sherfinskihttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/feb/18/rand-paul-closest-republican-hillary-clinton-color/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton tops several potential GOP presidential candidates in the swing states of Iowa, Colorado and Virginia, but is also in a virtual tie with Sen. Rand Paul and Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker in Colorado and is essentially tied with Mr. Paul in Virginia, where ...GOP 2016 race wide open in early primary states2015-02-16T17:51:05-05:00David Sherfinskihttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/feb/16/gop-race-wide-open-in-early-primary-states/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina help kick off the GOP's primary calendar next year &mdash; and a different candidate is leading the early polls in each of them, signaling just how wide open the contest is.</p> <p>Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, whose strength with evangelical Christian voters helped carry ...Rand Paul mocks Hillary Clinton with Valentine's Day Pinterest: 'I've Benghazing at you'2015-02-15T10:36:57-05:00Jessica Chasmarhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/feb/15/rand-paul-mocks-hillary-clinton-with-valentines-da/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Sen. Rand Paul wished Hillary Rodham Clinton a happy Valentine's Day on Saturday by tweeting a parody Pinterest page dedicated to lampooning the potential Democratic presidential candidate.</p> <p>"If Hillary Clinton set up a Pinterest for Valentine's Day, we can only imagine it might look like this," the Kentucky Republican <a ...Rand Paul, Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio bolster 2016 resumes through bill sponsorships2015-02-15T20:56:08-05:00Seth McLaughlinhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/feb/15/rand-paul-ted-cruz-marco-rubio-bolster-2016-resume/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Sen. Rand Paul's first bill out of the chute this year was pro-Israel legislation cutting U.S. assistance to Palestinians, followed up a couple of weeks later by his father's signature Audit-the-Fed measure.</p> <p>One of the other chief potential Republican presidential contenders in the Senate, Ted Cruz of Texas, rolled out ...BRUCE FEIN: Only Rand Paul can save us2015-02-15T11:12:06-05:00Bruce Feinhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/feb/15/bruce-fein-only-rand-paul-can-save-us/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Of all the Democratic or Republican presidential aspirants for 2016, only U.S. Sen. Rand Paul can save us from ruination born of perpetual, purposeless, unfunded global wars and limitless presidential power.</p> <p>Only the Kentucky senator grasps like President George Washington that entangling alliances are the fathers of danger and debt, ...Rand Paul: IRS 'too big, too powerful,' and we should 'scrap the code'2015-02-13T06:49:48-05:00Cheryl K. Chumleyhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/feb/13/rand-paul-irs-too-big-too-powerful-and-we-should-s/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Sen. Rand Paul said the best way to fix problems with the Internal Revenue Service is to simply scrap the tax code and start from the beginning.</p> <p>"The IRS is too big, too powerful, and we absolutely should scrap the code," Mr. Paul said during a question-answer session on Facebook, ...Hillary Clinton bests Rand Paul, Scott Walker, Jeb Bush in New Hampshire match-ups2015-02-12T07:48:38-05:00David Sherfinskihttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/feb/12/hillary-clinton-bests-rand-paul-scott-walker-jeb-b/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Though former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush leads a host of potential 2016 GOP presidential candidates in a new poll on New Hampshire, Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky comes closest to former Secretary of State and Democratic frontrunner Hillary Rodham Clinton in a general election match-up.</p> <p>Mrs. Clinton leads Mr. Paul, ...Rand Paul: 'Hillary's war' in Libya contributed to rise of Islamic State2015-02-11T13:53:00-05:00David Sherfinskihttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/feb/11/rand-paul-cites-hillarys-war-rise-islamic-state/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Sen. Rand Paul, Kentucky Republican, said Wednesday that President Obama's strategy in combating the Islamic State terrorist group is not working thus far &mdash; but that former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton deserves a lot of the blame for tumult in the region as well.</p> <p>He acknowledged some improvement ...Rand Paul to Florida this week for local GOP events2015-02-10T14:33:23-05:00David Sherfinskihttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/feb/10/rand-paul-to-florida-this-week-for-local-gop-event/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Fresh off a trip to Iowa last weekend, Sen. Rand Paul, Kentucky Republican, is encroaching onto the turf of two potential 2016 GOP presidential rivals later this week and will attend two local Republican events in Florida.</p> <p>Mr. Paul is scheduled to attend the Orange County Lincoln Day Dinner in ...Rand Paul to Ohio Feb. 17 for local GOP dinner2015-02-06T08:12:45-05:00David Sherfinskihttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/feb/6/rand-paul-ohio-feb-17-local-gop-dinner/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Sen. Rand Paul, Kentucky Republican, is headed to Iowa this weekend for an "Audit the Fed" rally Friday evening followed by several events on Saturday &mdash; and he's headed back to the Midwest later this month.</p> <p>Mr. Paul is scheduled to speak at the Clermont County Republican Party's Lincoln Reagan ...Rand Paul: 'I'm not sure I'm different than the president' on vaccines2015-02-05T07:19:13-05:00David Sherfinskihttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/feb/5/rand-paul-im-not-sure-im-different-president-vacci/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Sen. Rand Paul, Kentucky Republican, said he thinks everyone should be encouraged to get vaccines and that he's not sure he's any different than President Obama on the matter.</p> <p>"You know, I got annoyed that people were trying to depict me as someone who didn't think vaccines were a good ...ANDREW NAPOLITANO: To vaccinate or not to vaccinate?2015-02-04T17:01:06-05:00Andrew P. Napolitanohttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/feb/4/andrew-napolitano-to-vaccinate-or-not-to-vaccinate/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie unwittingly ignited a firestorm earlier this week when he responded to a reporter's question in Great Britain about forced vaccinations of children in New Jersey by suggesting that the law in the United States needs to balance the rights of parents against the government's duty ...